Baldwin Hills & Urban Watersheds Conservancy (BH UWC) Proposition 1 Grant Program

Purpose: The Baldwin Hills & Urban Watersheds Conservancy Proposition 1 Grant Program aims to award projects and programs that protect and improve water quality. The Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014 (Assembly Bill (AB) 1471), was approved by voters in November 2014. It added Division 26.7 (commencing Section 79700) to the Water Code. Section 79731(a) of Chapter 6 of the Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014 authorizes the Legislature to appropriate $10,000,000 (ten million dollars) to the Baldwin Hills and Urban Watersheds Conservancy (Conservancy) for competitive grants for multi-benefit ecosystem and watershed protection and restoration projects in accordance with statewide priorities. All Proposition 1 grants funded by the Conservancy must achieve at least one of the purposes identified in Chapter 6. Grant funds shall be awarded to projects and programs that: Achieves one or more of the purposes of Chapter 6 of Prop 1. Applications will be submitted in two phases: a Concept Proposal and a Full Application. It is strongly recommended that prospective applicants contact BH UWC staff and attend a grant workshop for a consultation prior to submitting a Concept Proposal. Eligible Geographies: The jurisdictional territory extends approximately 70.2 square miles. Click here to see if your proposed project is within the service area: Map . Matching Funding: Matching funds are not required but will increase the competitiveness of the project application. Matching funds may include in‐kind staff services, operations and maintenance, volunteer support, and ongoing monitoring and assessment. Contributions may be in the form of money, property, or services and must be verifiable.

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